Singing sensation Lorde has taken a swipe at photographer Simon Runting on twitter, accusing him of "stalking'' her and violating her privacy.
The double grammy winner took aim at the photographer in a series of tweets today, which named him, posted his Facebook page address and his photograph.
She wrote: "this man has been stalking me, photographing me and refusing me privacy. i am scared of him. he frequents central akl.''
She said she refused to stay complicit or "stay passive about men systematically subjecting me to extreme fear''.
The posts were sent to her more than one and a half million followers on Twitter, and retweeted thousands of times.
Lorde said she accepted that photos from the paparazzi came with fame, but: "i do not understand why I should be complacent''.
It's not known what sparked the online tirade against the photographer, but it's not the first time Runting has been blasted by pop stars.
Last year Rihanna compared the Auckland paparazzi to Nazis in an online post, after Runting took shots of her standing in her Auckland hotel room window wrapped in a blanket. The 26-year-old singer was in Auckland to play three shows in October.
